Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton (14) looks to pass against the San Diego Chargers in the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game Sunday in Cincinnati.

Written by

Paul Daugherty
Cincinnati Enquirer

Heads won't roll. Heads never do. Not in Bengaldom, where patience is both virtue and vice.

Mike Brown's patience has contributed to four playoff games in five years. And to losses in all four. It's better to have loved and lost, then never to have loved at all. Unless you're a Cincinnati Bengals fan.

If you're thinking/hoping/praying for some sort of seismic shake-up in the next few days, forget it. Marvin Lewis will not be named general manager. Mike Zimmer won't be the next head coach. The Bengals might draft a quarterback, but he won't be a marquee guy. He will be Clipboard Man. ...